Congregation Beth Mordecai
Congregation Beth Mordecai
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
September 12, 2022 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
The High Holy Days are just around the corner! Click "Read More" for a Schedule of Services and other important information.
Our home for Rosh Hashannah and Yom Kippur will be:
The Sheraton Edison Hotel at Raritan Center, 125 Raritan Center Parkway, Edison NJ 08837.
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Category : Announcements High Holidays home Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur
September 15, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
We are looking forward to High Holidays 5781, which promise to be different, but no less meaningful, than in years past. Below you will find important information regarding services times, health and safety, and other resources to enhance your holidays, and explain some of the differences you will notice this year.
This is a post with LOTS of detailed information. Please read carefully. Everything you need related to the High Holy Days is included. If you have any questions, please do ask!
For the complete High Holy Day Service Schedule, click here.
PRE-HOLY DAY EVENTS
Click here for more information
SELIHOT NIGHT LIVE
Saturday, September 12 at 8:30 p.m.
MACHZOR & ESSENTIALS PICKUP
Week of September 13
1. HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES WILL[...]
Category : High Holidays home
September 9, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Rosh HaShanah Evening Services (with Rabbi Sermon)
Friday, September 18 at 6:30 pm
Location: Online Only (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming)
Rosh HaShanah Day 1
Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Online (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming) or In-Person
Rosh HaShanah Day 2 (with Rabbi Sermon and brief Shofar Service)
Date: Sunday, September 20
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Online (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming) or In-Person
Tashlich and Shofar Service (IN PERSON ONLY)
Sunday, September 20
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: In-Person Only (meet at the Gazebo in Bayview Park)
Shabbat Evening Services
Date: Friday, September 25
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Online Only (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming)
Annual Cemetery Service
Date: Sunday, September 27
Time: 10:00 am
Location: In-Person Only (at the Beth Mordecai Cemetery located at 690 S. Florida Grove Rd., Perth[...]
Category : High Holidays home
By Beth Mordecai no comments.
SELIHOT NIGHT LIVE
Saturday, September 12 at 8:30 p.m. The Conservative/Masorti Movement will come together to learn, sing, and connect as a community. Over 60 rabbis and cantors will present, and a variety of Selihot services will be offered throughout the evening.Rabbi Allen will be one of the rabbis leading a session that evening (11pm), so come and show your support!We will usher in the High Holiday season focusing on:
• Teshuva (Repentance: If I Am Only For Myself, Who Is For Me?)
• Tefilah (Prayer: And If I Am Only For Myself, What Am I?)
• Tzedakah (Righteous Acts: And If Not Now, When?)
• Shema Koleinu (Hear our Voice, Accept our Prayer)
Registration is required by September 10, so click High Holidays
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September 28, 2019 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE : Rosh Hashanah Sunday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. – Erev Rosh Hashanah service Monday, Sept. 30 at 9:30 a.m. – Rosh Hashanah services (Tashlich immediately following services) Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 9:30 a.m. – Rosh Hashanah Services Cemetery Service Sunday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. (at Beth Mordecai Cemetery) Yom Kippur Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. (sharp) – Kol Nidre Wednesday Oct. 9 at 9:30 a.m. – Morning Service 11:30 – Yizkor 4:30 – Mincha 5:45 – Neilah
Category : Announcements High Holidays
September 12, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
[caption id="attachment_9704" align="alignright" width="318"] God’s presence surrounds us every moment.[/caption] When I was in my last year of graduate school, I worked at a synagogue in Malibu, CA. I would drive through cities, streets lined with strip malls turning onto a highway, then to narrow roads surrounded by brush and no cell service. My car would finally climb up the last hill and I would be overlooking the gorgeous Pacific Ocean before driving down to sea level. The view was incredible…the first time. After a couple of weeks, I was distracted making a to-do list in my head as I approached my job. After the first month, I almost didn’t notice the view. I then decided that I was missing something[...]
Category : High Holidays Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Rosh Hashanah Sermons
By Beth Mordecai no comments.
How many of you have called out to a loved one and used the wrong name? Did you have a dog or cat growing up and was accidentally called their name by your parents? Growing up I would sometimes hear: Donna, Steve, Rusty, Samantha I mean Sara come here. When my father would call me my mother or brother’s name it wasn’t so bad, when he got to the cat or dog’s names… I didn’t love it. Then my father would look at me and say, well you know who you are. Like my father, I do this too. I cycle through the kids’ names before landing on the correct one. I too then look at the child I’m calling and declare, “Well[...]
Category : High Holidays Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Rosh Hashanah Sermons
By Beth Mordecai no comments.
King Solomon challenged his wisest advisors to find him a ring that when worn could make a person cherish their joy and bring comfort in their sadness. The advisor searched high and low. With the deadline to the challenge approaching, the advisor went to the local market where he found ring with the following words engraved on it, “Gam ze ya’avor. This, too, shall pass.” King Solomon was delighted that his advisor had completed this seemingly impossible task. He saw when he was melancholy, the message on the ring would comfort him and remind him of sunnier days ahead. When he was at the height of contentment, the ring would humble him and remind him of life’s fleeting nature. Legend has[...]
Category : High Holidays Rabbi Rabbi's Journal Rosh Hashanah Sermons
September 22, 2017 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Does anyone else feel like this year has flown by? It seems as if we were just here and I was speaking to you about feeling the true impact of Rosh Hashanah. It has been quite a year filled with highs and lows, but the beauty of this holiday, is that we are able to wipe the slate clean and begin again. For me, this upcoming year is truly about new and different. But this isn’t just about me, it’s about all of you too. We all have the chance to begin fresh with new outlooks and new goals. And I have to say that being here, today with all of you on Rosh Hashanah, fills me with anticipation and[...]
Category : High Holidays President's Message Rosh Hashanah
September 7, 2017 By bethmordecai no comments.
Erev Rosh Hashanah is Weds, Sept 20. Please join us. Click the title link for complete High Holiday information.
Category : Announcements High Holidays
